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Google Messenger Gains Desktop Widget

Apr 30, 2015, 7:27 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Google has pushed out an update to its Messenger application for Android devices and in so doing added a few new features. Messenger now has its own desktop widget for viewing conversations from Android home screen panels. The app adds support for animated GIFs to spice up conversations, as well as a handful of new quick replies for speedier responses. The update also resolves some performance issues. Messenger is Google's newest SMS/MMS application for Android devices. It is free to download from the Play Store.

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KOL4420

Apr 30, 2015, 4:10 PM

Soooo

This is replacing Google Hangout or is it just called Google Messenger now?

Practice

This is the carrier texting app used for sending text messages. You can optionally use Hangouts for sending text messages.

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